The Wave
Aging Trends in Chautauqua County
We can see the “wave” of Chautauqua County’s aging population by viewing a series of graphs of our county’s age distribution over the past several years.
Scroll through these yearly graphs and watch the yellow “wave” move slowly but surely from left (younger) to right (older).
Data is from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
In 2023, the wave was cresting in the 60-64 years old age range.
Soon it will move into the retirement years.
But it’s not only that the 65+ population in our county is swelling.
At the same time, the number of working-age adults is decreasing.